California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein is now facing criticism from all sides after she said she couldn’t verify the truth behind the accusations made against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh before backtracking on her statement.

The allegation of sexual assault made against Kavanaugh by California professor Christine Ford was initially disclosed to Feinstein in a private letter in July, according to CNN.

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In the letter, Ford initially requested the matter to remain private.

“As a constituent, I expect that you will maintain this as confidential until we have further opportunity to speak,” Ford wrote to Feinstein.

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Last week, however, Feinstein publicly stated that she had received a letter detailing an accusation of sexual assault against Kavanaugh, which started the firestorm surrounding Ford’s claims.

Speaking to Fox News on Tuesday regarding the accusation, Feinstein said she could not validate Ford’s allegations, according to The Daily Wire.

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Feinstein said Ford “is a woman that has been, I think, profoundly impacted, on this. I can’t say that everything is truthful. I don’t know,” Fox News reporter Chad Pergram wrote on Twitter.

Feinstein also addressed Ford’s initial desire for the matter to remain confidential.

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“I know she did not want to go public. That’s why I made the letter. That was taken out of my control,” Feinstein said according to Pergram.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders took the opportunity to question Feinstein’s motives after seeing her statements about Ford’s claims.